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This Week in Dartmouth: Jun 15 - Jun 21
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Obituaries
Obituary notices, week of June 15, 2026 through June 21, 2026
Three Dartmouth obituaries were recorded during the week of June 15–21, 2026: Amaral, Heitor J., 71, who died June 15; Eleftheroudi, Antonia, 91, who died June 15 and whose funeral service was held at St. George Greek Orthodox Church in Dartmouth; and Savoie, Debra L., 64, who died June…
Government · Dartmouth Pathways Committee
Pathways Committee approves letter on Hathaway Road pedestrian safety
Dartmouth Pathways Committee unanimously approves letter supporting pedestrian accommodations on Hathaway Road. Chair Bill Trimble, Sandy Medeiros, and Jim Box voted to send the letter to the Planning Board and Zoning Board of Appeals; Box will draft it for next month's review. The meeting featured
Government · Select Board
Select Board approves conservation restriction for Little River property
Dartmouth Select Board approves conservation restriction for 8.48-acre Little River property. The Board voted unanimously to protect the environmentally sensitive parcel from subdivision through a conservation restriction overseen by Dartmouth Natural Resources Trust; the property sits on a
Government · Select Board
Dartmouth Reaches Tentative $50,000 EPA Settlement on $28 Million Bliss Corner Cleanup
Dartmouth Select Board reaches tentative $50,000 EPA settlement on a $28 million federal cleanup at Bliss Corner. Town Administrator Cody Haddad announced Monday that years of negotiations with the U.S.
District Committee Approves FY2027 Contracts and Appropriations
District committee approves FY2027 contracts and operational decisions. The Greater New Bedford Regional Refuse Management District Committee unanimously approved multiple contracts for FY2027, including engineering services with Brown and Caldwell for $82,300 and renewed agreements with materials
Government · Board of Appeals
Board of Appeals approves condo conversion for DePina property
Board of Appeals approves condo conversion at DePina property. The Board unanimously approved a use variance allowing Joseph DePina to convert two pre-existing dwellings on his West Bliss Street property into separately owned condominiums, with his niece's family purchasing the front residence
Government · Conservation Commission
Dartmouth Conservation Ratifies Enforcement Orders for Wetland Violations
Dartmouth Conservation Commission ratifies enforcement orders for extensive unauthorized wetland violations. Chair Michael Kehoe and commissioners unanimously approved retroactive ratification of three enforcement orders addressing years of unpermitted work at and near 700 Old Fall River Road,
Government · Conservation
Dartmouth Commission Clears UMass Dartmouth Marsh Planting, Ratifies Old Fall River Enforcement Orders
Dartmouth Conservation Commission unanimously approved UMass Dartmouth's Spartina marsh restoration planting after a staff regulatory finding broke a procedural deadlock.
Government · Dartmouth Waterways Management
Commission plans EPA grant extension to finish nitrogen-reduction work
Waterways Commission plans EPA grant extension for nitrogen-reduction projects. Rachel Jakuba, vice president of science for Buttonwood to Bay, briefed the commission on four initiatives funded through the final year of a $750,000 five-year U.S. Environmental Protection Agency grant. The "Connect